Tian, the minister of Qi State, gave a banquet in the hall to worship the gods. Thousands of people eat together, and there are fish and geese at the party. When Tian saw this, he sighed, "God is very kind to the people! Grow grains and raise fish and poultry for people to enjoy. " All the diners echoed loudly.

Bao, a boy of 12 years old who ranks second among the staff, suggested: "It's not what you said. Everything in the world coexists with us human beings, but only in different kinds. There is no distinction between noble and noble species, but they restrict each other because of their size, wisdom and strength, and take turns devouring each other, rather than living for whom.

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Saida's ancestors were in the court, and there were thousands of diners, including those who provided fish and geese. Shi Tian looked at it and sighed: "Heaven is a blessed place for people! Cultivate grains and give birth to fish and birds. " The crowd is as loud as a bell.

Bao's son, twelve years old, said, "Not as good as you. Everything in the world is born with me, and so is class. There is no class distinction, but they are all based on intelligence, size and intelligence, and they eat each other, not each other.

Source: Liezi by Liezi and his disciples during the Warring States Period.

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Liezi (about 450 BC-375 BC, during the Warring States Period, at the age of 75) was a representative figure of Taoism in the early Warring States Period. Famous Kou, also known as Yu Kou ("Liezi" is the honorific title for him by later generations), was born in Putian (now Zhengzhou City, Henan Province) of Zhou Dynasty, Huaxia nationality, and the ancient emperor Lieshan? . One of the top ten in the world before Qin Dynasty, a famous Taoist scholar? Thinker, philosopher, writer and educator.

Liezi, a thinker in the early Warring States period, was a contemporary of Zheng Miaogong, another Taoist representative besides Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi. His knowledge originated from the Yellow Emperor Laozi, and he advocated to wait and see. At the end of Han Dynasty, there were eight volumes of Liezi in the Taoist part of Ban Gu's Yi Wen Zhi. Liezi, also known as Xu Chongjing (written from 450 BC to 375 BC), is an important Taoist classic.

The Han Book Yiwenzhi contains eight volumes of Liezi, which was lost earlier. This edition of Liezi has eight volumes, which may be compiled by later generations according to ancient materials in terms of ideological content and language use. The book contains 65,438+034 fables, myths and legends, which were compiled and supplemented by Zhang Zhan, a native of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It covers a wide range of topics, some of which are very instructive.

It has a far-reaching influence on later philosophy, aesthetics, literature, science and technology, health preservation, music and religion. Liezi, whose theory originated from Huangdi Laozi, belongs to Laozi and Zhuangzi. The pre-Qin school of philosophy (Liezixue) was established. He is an important successor of Taoist school between Laozi and Zhuangzi.

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